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Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville was a Royal Navy admiral. He served in the First World War as fleet wireless officer for the Mediterranean Fleet where he was involved in providing nav
Somerville in 1947, by Oswald Birley
The sinking of the French battleship Bretagne at Mers El Kébir
The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal during the Battle of Cape Spartivento
Somerville as Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet with Captain G.N. Oliver on board HMS Warspite
Admiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Royal Navy, formally established in 1688. The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10, equivalent to a field marshal in the
James Somerville
…Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville (17 July 1882 – 19 March 1949) was a Royal Navy admiral. He served in the First World War as fleet wireless officer for the…
King George VI and Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser aboard HMS Duke of York at Scapa Flow, August 1943. The King is wearing the uniform of an admiral of the fleet.
George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth by John Riley
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